(in response to the U.S. Religious Knowledge Survey which demonstrates Atheists/Agnostics correctly answered more religious questions than those of religious belief)

Because most Atheists are closet-Christians and most evolutionists closet-creationists. The only reason they pretend/say they are Atheists is fear (i.e of being mocked or ridiculed). Most scientists actually embrace creation or intelligent design ideas but are too scared to speak out in fear of losing their jobs.

In a certain, twisted way, he has a very slight point. But - as usual for a Fundie - he fails spectacularly.

Atheists and Agnostics are much better informed about religion and religious texts. Thats quite a fact. I think this is connected with that Atheists/Agnostics are usually people who like to think deeply, think critically, and are concerned deeply about the world and want to understand it.

The normal faithful, on the other hand, usually is somebody who follows religion "because one is supposed to do so. Everybody does it, so it must be true". Mostly out of sheer conformism, without giving any deeper thought.

Speaking of myself, I studied a lot of religious texts, because I am really interested in the Truth; and a lot of people told me that Religion = Truth. So I gave it a try. But I also studied a lot of other works (including physics, biology, philosophy etc.) The more I read, religion made less and less sense, but science and reason made more and more sense. My conclusion out of this experience is clear: Religion = Madness, Reason = Sanity.

The president of the American Atheists once remarked: "Yes, I gave my daughter a bible. Thats how you make Atheists."

Some people i know at my university when they are in public make typical atheist claims, but in person when things are quite and i speak to them about intelligent design or how they got here they start to see the evidence that we were designed and not just some accident from a primordial soup.

"Because most Atheists are closet-Christians and most evolutionists closet-creationists."

That makes no sense, even if atheists and evolutionists were closet Christians/creationists, how did they then score better that openly religious people?

Are you saying all the clever Christians pretend to be atheists and it's only the ignorant ones who are dumb enough to admit it openly, or that those people who actually claim to be Christians and creationists actually closet atheists/evolutionists so didn't know the answers?

Either way, it sounds like you're struggling to admit something there, Cass.

"Most scientists actually embrace creation or intelligent design ideas but are too scared to speak out in fear of losing their jobs."

"(in response to the U.S. Religious Knowledge Survey which demonstrates Atheists/Agnostics correctly answered more religious questions than those of religious belief)"

I find this extremely amusing. I also think it's quite telling that the more you know about various religions, the less likely you are to follow any of them.

"Because most Atheists are closet-Christians and most evolutionists closet-creationists."

That's some twisted "logic" if I've ever seen any.

"The only reason they pretend/say they are Atheists is fear (i.e of being mocked or ridiculed)."

Excuse me? Yeah, nobody mocks or ridicules atheists. It's just those poor Christians who get belittled, discriminated against and generally have to avoid any sort of conversation where religion comes up to avoid people acting like you have the plague when you tell them what you think.

"Most scientists actually embrace creation or intelligent design ideas but are too scared to speak out in fear of losing their jobs."

Scientists don't get fired for having unpopular views. They get fired when they falsify their test results or outright make shit up. Science is not some sort of club where they revoke your membership if you don't agree with the rest of the group. Most scientific breakthroughs are made when someone thinks that the rest of the scientific community doesn't know what the hell they're talking about and decides to follow a different line of reasoning.

Knowing anything about religion should be enough to turn any sane person into an agnostic at the very least. Religious belief is founded on ignorance and the absolute unwillingness to see it for what it is - unadulterad bullshit.

I would venture to say that it's because we have no emotional or sentimental connection to religion and this allows us to approach it in a rational and academic way which is more conducive to collecting knowledge.

The other part of your claim, that we're all claiming to be non-religious and evolutionists for fear of retribution is ridiculous. Even when speaking of the lives of others, you manage to fold the state of their belief into your silly notion that evolution has somehow become some sort of strict and cruel social law.